Colton Crossing in 1989. Photo courtesy of Bruce Fingerhood. In American railroading, “frog wars” occurred when one railroad company attempted to cross another company’s tracks. The disputes often ended up…
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State Route 62 serves as one of the primary routes to Joshua Tree National Park. California State Route 62 (SR 62) is a major east-west highway that crosses the desert…
County Courthouse in 1937. The first official San Bernardino County Courthouse was built in 1875. The two-story building featured a central clock tower and was located on E Street between…
By Tichnor Brothers, Publisher – Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection #61095, Public Domain. By the late 1920s, the city of San Bernardino had grown to a population of more…
Pisgah cinder cone by Jeff Cuneo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0. Today, travelers driving along Interstate 40 across the Mojave Desert may notice a series of peculiar features on…
Lake Gregory. Adjacent to Crestline is Lake Gregory, a man-made lake in the San Bernardino National Forest. The area, originally known as Houston Flat, was developed in the early 1900s…
A photo of the Muscoy (CA) Little League Comets taken in 1965. Photo courtesy of William Childers. Spanish and Mexican land grants made up much of the Inland Empire during the early…
The Mormon Rocks are visual evidence of the San Andreas Fault beneath the surface. Photo courtesy of Hear2heaL. Earth’s crust is made up of large fractured plates that have moved…
Ludlow Cafe in the late 1940s. Ludlow is a small town in the Mojave Desert. In the 1880s, the Southern Pacific Railroad became involved in a high-stakes gamble to build…
Mitchell Caverns. Photo courtesy of Bruce Herwig. Providence Mountains State Recreation Area is a remote Mojave Desert park and the home of the Mitchell Caverns. The caverns are located approximately…
